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Review: B+. Okay, there were a couple of things wrong with the main storyline of Homer and Marge's argument, specifically the continuity problems and the fact that Marge was a little too harsh on Homer when he arrives late at the Medievil Times show. However two things made the episode fun. The first is Homer's exploration into the world of homosexuality and how he adapts to it, with some good laughs when he's at the gay bar. The second is the cameo by "Weird Al" Yankovic, who actually had a decent cameo appearance rather than the usual one-line cameo some celebrities have.
DYN's Grandpa is over 80?
Refs.
Three Days of the Condor -Title
Kevin Smith movies -Homer calls Maggie "Silent Bob"
Asteroids -Video game Homer plays at the grand opening of Moe's
Absolutely Fabulous -Fab Abs a play of Ab Fab
Subway -Homer mentions the sub sandwich club and the Jarred commercials
Victor/Victoria -Name of gay clothing story
Jack and Diane -Weird Al's song about Homer and Marge
Goofs.
If Homer and Marge's first date was to a Rolling Stones concert, then what do you call the time they saw Empire Strikes Back?
According to this episode, Marge went to the doctor alone when she found out she was pregnant with Bart. However, as earlier episodes have shown, Homer was there with Marge when she found out about that she was pregnant.
Comments:
In today's age, the number one name in novelty music is "Weird Al" Yankovic. First performing in the late 1970's, Al's specialties include parodies of popular songs (his most popular are Eat It and Smells Like Nirvana), songs done in the style of popular bands, and polka medleys consisting of various hit songs. His next album, Poodle Hat is coming out next month.
One more Weird Al note: Al actually did had planned to do a Jack and Diane parody about Charles and Diane. However, the song was changed to an original song when Al found out that a movie based on Jack and Diane was being planned.
Joe Klemm